New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-02

Our n ightor The New-Yolk Star" seems to have
been dernofnlized bv The TgIBUNEs commentator
of its remark that If Canada will exclude our
fishermen we should exclude Canadian and Eng
lish fishermen from our ports; about that tncre
never should have been any palaver or nonsense
1t strings together large number OF inhocuous
conundfums and with some asperity demands a
corresponding number Of answers. This Is our
reward for praising our friend the enemy wheh
by sheer good luck it stumbled upon good Ameri-
can doctrine in the fisheries question! Inc
STAR should be grateful to us fer commencing its
spasn OF sense and not strive to take all the
grace out of the compliment by asking unncces-
saIy questions.
Doesn't Most wish now that he had made tracks
for that uninhabited wilderness?
The proposition that the United States invite
an international conference to secure safety at
sea seems 20 meet favor in official and maritime
circles 1t also interests the travelling public
When the shipper casts his breadstufs upon the
waters he takes refuge behind the underwater
But when he embarlls personally his tontine
policy fails to afford him equal satisfaction. Ile
wants his voyage made absolutely safe. To en-
sure the greatest possible security uniform regu-
latons for shipping at sea should be adopted in
common by the maritime nations. The present
rule of the roadr seems powcress to prevent
collisions. and other disasters, now too frequent
might be averted through the proposed conference
There must have been high jinks in the Canada
colony yesterday when the news came that Jake
was free man again.
The Boston Traveller evidently looks with
disfavcr on the brilliant progress TINT baseball
is making along the highway of popularity 1t
signs that monuments TO our greatest heroes
remain unbuilt," while baseball lOurishes like
n green bay trce.' 1t is pretty rough upon our
greatest heroes" but The Traveller" must not
forget that although the monument to BOston's
own hero Sullivan remains unbuilt he was pre-
serted not so very long ago with stunning
champion belt
The Toronto Globe asks: us Sir Charles
Tupper's backbone stiff enough?" Stiff enough for
what? For bending Secretary Bayard's diplomatic
policy double? Men and brethren of the Canadian
press we fear it is
An American fishing vessel landing in a Canadian
port is not allowed to ship its cargo by rail t.
Portland Boston. The Canadian Pacific Raj
way by means Of it's arrangements with tn
Secretary Of the Treasury is enabled to ship
freight of all kinds from California and Puget
Sound to Portland, Boston, New-York any
other Eastern city. Why should the Canadian
Pacific be all Owed to transport freight from Amer-
territory without restriction when IN American
fishing smack is denied the petty privilege OF
shipping its surplus cargo from Canadian territory
to New-England
Yes, the weather Of yesterday was quite sug-
gestive of winter. All the same it is to he hoped
G,,l Al. oh,
hot for him.
"The Boston POST accuses THE TRIBUNE Cf
melting the Senate to quarrel with tie President
for o. pointing commissioners when there was TO
constitutional warrant for his action Further
more, it charges with trumpng up some
prccedents which do not apply to the case. Now
the precedents in question were first cited by
that sterling Democratic journal, "The Baltimore
Sum- which happens 10 be Mr.. Bayard's personal
organ; and surely our Boston friend does not
for q moment think that that journal would have
deliberately melted the Senate to quarrel with
the President The TRIBUNE has discussed the
question o nice point OF constitutional law
and has dealt fairly with the Administration,
furnishing it with plea offered by Republican
ex-Secretary of State. This is species OF nom
partisanship which The Boston POST will do
recklessly into Secretary Bayard's home organ.
The elevated railroads continue to pack passcn-
gers in their cars rather closer than sardines are
packed in sardine boxes Well, when things get
to the worst they mend. This particular thing
is rapidly getting to its worst. The worm will
turn some OF these days.
The HOSPITAL Book and Newspaper Society
branch Of the State Charities Aid Association
which collects newspapers, magazines and books
for the poor in hospitals, has lghtened many
weary hour and done n vast amount Of good.
The association could increase its usefulness by
putting up boxes at the City Hall station Of the
elevated railroad, at the approaches to the Brook
lyn Bridge and at the Park place station Of the
Sixth-ave Elevated line. The number Of people
who pass these three points daily runs far up
into scores OF thousands, and boxes at these
points would certainly collect a great many news
papers which now cast aside.
II would be better to buy them out thc Yankee fish
ernen and set them up In some other business to keep
them quiet than to DO kept In a turmoil over their
o ro ercne along and determine its policy
ing to the interests OF the whole country and leave
tho Gloucester fishermen to find out that their whining
is uncaled for.-tNew-York Times.
This is the free traders characteristic method
OF dealing with a question Of national right The
New-England fishermen have been denied in Cara
dian ports the privileges which Canadian fishermen
freely enjoy In American ports. They have been
harassed, inundated. prosecuted, despoled and
actually driven out of harbors where, under the
commercial regulations Of $780, they have had
well defined rights What will your sordid and
craven free trader do in order to vindcate the
national rights which have been denied ? He
will. If you please. buy out the American fishermen
and start them in some other business, leaving the
Canadian feet in full possession OF the fishing
hanks and the American market Has the national
flag been insultedp Are American citizens de-
frauded out Of their rights? Is foreign Power